Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 269 and we're going to multiply it by 243, essentially adding 269 to itself 243 times.
Step 1: 0 + 269 = 269
Step 2: 269 + 269 = 538
Step 3: 538 + 269 = 807
Step 4: 807 + 269 = 1076
Step 5: 1076 + 269 = 1345
Step 6: 1345 + 269 = 1614
Step 7: 1614 + 269 = 1883
Step 8: 1883 + 269 = 2152
Step 9: 2152 + 269 = 2421
Step 10: 2421 + 269 = 2690
Step 11: 2690 + 269 = 2959
Step 12: 2959 + 269 = 3228
Step 13: 3228 + 269 = 3497
Step 14: 3497 + 269 = 3766
Step 15: 3766 + 269 = 4035
Step 16: 4035 + 269 = 4304
Step 17: 4304 + 269 = 4573
Step 18: 4573 + 269 = 4842
Step 19: 4842 + 269 = 5111
Step 20: 5111 + 269 = 5380
Step 21: 5380 + 269 = 5649
Step 22: 5649 + 269 = 5918
Step 23: 5918 + 269 = 6187
Step 24: 6187 + 269 = 6456
Step 25: 6456 + 269 = 6725
Step 26: 6725 + 269 = 6994
Step 27: 6994 + 269 = 7263
Step 28: 7263 + 269 = 7532
Step 29: 7532 + 269 = 7801
Step 30: 7801 + 269 = 8070
Step 31: 8070 + 269 = 8339
Step 32: 8339 + 269 = 8608
Step 33: 8608 + 269 = 8877
Step 34: 8877 + 269 = 9146
Step 35: 9146 + 269 = 9415
Step 36: 9415 + 269 = 9684
Step 37: 9684 + 269 = 9953
Step 38: 9953 + 269 = 10222
Step 39: 10222 + 269 = 10491
Step 40: 10491 + 269 = 10760
Step 41: 10760 + 269 = 11029
Step 42: 11029 + 269 = 11298
Step 43: 11298 + 269 = 11567
Step 44: 11567 + 269 = 11836
Step 45: 11836 + 269 = 12105
Step 46: 12105 + 269 = 12374
Step 47: 12374 + 269 = 12643
Step 48: 12643 + 269 = 12912
Step 49: 12912 + 269 = 13181
Step 50: 13181 + 269 = 13450
Step 51: 13450 + 269 = 13719
Step 52: 13719 + 269 = 13988
Step 53: 13988 + 269 = 14257
Step 54: 14257 + 269 = 14526
Step 55: 14526 + 269 = 14795
Step 56: 14795 + 269 = 15064
Step 57: 15064 + 269 = 15333
Step 58: 15333 + 269 = 15602
Step 59: 15602 + 269 = 15871
Step 60: 15871 + 269 = 16140
Step 61: 16140 + 269 = 16409
Step 62: 16409 + 269 = 16678
Step 63: 16678 + 269 = 16947
Step 64: 16947 + 269 = 17216
Step 65: 17216 + 269 = 17485
Step 66: 17485 + 269 = 17754
Step 67: 17754 + 269 = 18023
Step 68: 18023 + 269 = 18292
Step 69: 18292 + 269 = 18561
Step 70: 18561 + 269 = 18830
Step 71: 18830 + 269 = 19099
Step 72: 19099 + 269 = 19368
Step 73: 19368 + 269 = 19637
Step 74: 19637 + 269 = 19906
Step 75: 19906 + 269 = 20175
Step 76: 20175 + 269 = 20444
Step 77: 20444 + 269 = 20713
Step 78: 20713 + 269 = 20982
Step 79: 20982 + 269 = 21251
Step 80: 21251 + 269 = 21520
Step 81: 21520 + 269 = 21789
Step 82: 21789 + 269 = 22058
Step 83: 22058 + 269 = 22327
Step 84: 22327 + 269 = 22596
Step 85: 22596 + 269 = 22865
Step 86: 22865 + 269 = 23134
Step 87: 23134 + 269 = 23403
Step 88: 23403 + 269 = 23672
Step 89: 23672 + 269 = 23941
Step 90: 23941 + 269 = 24210
Step 91: 24210 + 269 = 24479
Step 92: 24479 + 269 = 24748
Step 93: 24748 + 269 = 25017
Step 94: 25017 + 269 = 25286
Step 95: 25286 + 269 = 25555
Step 96: 25555 + 269 = 25824
Step 97: 25824 + 269 = 26093
Step 98: 26093 + 269 = 26362
Step 99: 26362 + 269 = 26631
Step 100: 26631 + 269 = 26900
Step 101: 26900 + 269 = 27169
Step 102: 27169 + 269 = 27438
Step 103: 27438 + 269 = 27707
Step 104: 27707 + 269 = 27976
Step 105: 27976 + 269 = 28245
Step 106: 28245 + 269 = 28514
Step 107: 28514 + 269 = 28783
Step 108: 28783 + 269 = 29052
Step 109: 29052 + 269 = 29321
Step 110: 29321 + 269 = 29590
Step 111: 29590 + 269 = 29859
Step 112: 29859 + 269 = 30128
Step 113: 30128 + 269 = 30397
Step 114: 30397 + 269 = 30666
Step 115: 30666 + 269 = 30935
Step 116: 30935 + 269 = 31204
Step 117: 31204 + 269 = 31473
Step 118: 31473 + 269 = 31742
Step 119: 31742 + 269 = 32011
Step 120: 32011 + 269 = 32280
Step 121: 32280 + 269 = 32549
Step 122: 32549 + 269 = 32818
Step 123: 32818 + 269 = 33087
Step 124: 33087 + 269 = 33356
Step 125: 33356 + 269 = 33625
Step 126: 33625 + 269 = 33894
Step 127: 33894 + 269 = 34163
Step 128: 34163 + 269 = 34432
Step 129: 34432 + 269 = 34701
Step 130: 34701 + 269 = 34970
Step 131: 34970 + 269 = 35239
Step 132: 35239 + 269 = 35508
Step 133: 35508 + 269 = 35777
Step 134: 35777 + 269 = 36046
Step 135: 36046 + 269 = 36315
Step 136: 36315 + 269 = 36584
Step 137: 36584 + 269 = 36853
Step 138: 36853 + 269 = 37122
Step 139: 37122 + 269 = 37391
Step 140: 37391 + 269 = 37660
Step 141: 37660 + 269 = 37929
Step 142: 37929 + 269 = 38198
Step 143: 38198 + 269 = 38467
Step 144: 38467 + 269 = 38736
Step 145: 38736 + 269 = 39005
Step 146: 39005 + 269 = 39274
Step 147: 39274 + 269 = 39543
Step 148: 39543 + 269 = 39812
Step 149: 39812 + 269 = 40081
Step 150: 40081 + 269 = 40350
Step 151: 40350 + 269 = 40619
Step 152: 40619 + 269 = 40888
Step 153: 40888 + 269 = 41157
Step 154: 41157 + 269 = 41426
Step 155: 41426 + 269 = 41695
Step 156: 41695 + 269 = 41964
Step 157: 41964 + 269 = 42233
Step 158: 42233 + 269 = 42502
Step 159: 42502 + 269 = 42771
Step 160: 42771 + 269 = 43040
Step 161: 43040 + 269 = 43309
Step 162: 43309 + 269 = 43578
Step 163: 43578 + 269 = 43847
Step 164: 43847 + 269 = 44116
Step 165: 44116 + 269 = 44385
Step 166: 44385 + 269 = 44654
Step 167: 44654 + 269 = 44923
Step 168: 44923 + 269 = 45192
Step 169: 45192 + 269 = 45461
Step 170: 45461 + 269 = 45730
Step 171: 45730 + 269 = 45999
Step 172: 45999 + 269 = 46268
Step 173: 46268 + 269 = 46537
Step 174: 46537 + 269 = 46806
Step 175: 46806 + 269 = 47075
Step 176: 47075 + 269 = 47344
Step 177: 47344 + 269 = 47613
Step 178: 47613 + 269 = 47882
Step 179: 47882 + 269 = 48151
Step 180: 48151 + 269 = 48420
Step 181: 48420 + 269 = 48689
Step 182: 48689 + 269 = 48958
Step 183: 48958 + 269 = 49227
Step 184: 49227 + 269 = 49496
Step 185: 49496 + 269 = 49765
Step 186: 49765 + 269 = 50034
Step 187: 50034 + 269 = 50303
Step 188: 50303 + 269 = 50572
Step 189: 50572 + 269 = 50841
Step 190: 50841 + 269 = 51110
Step 191: 51110 + 269 = 51379
Step 192: 51379 + 269 = 51648
Step 193: 51648 + 269 = 51917
Step 194: 51917 + 269 = 52186
Step 195: 52186 + 269 = 52455
Step 196: 52455 + 269 = 52724
Step 197: 52724 + 269 = 52993
Step 198: 52993 + 269 = 53262
Step 199: 53262 + 269 = 53531
Step 200: 53531 + 269 = 53800
Step 201: 53800 + 269 = 54069
Step 202: 54069 + 269 = 54338
Step 203: 54338 + 269 = 54607
Step 204: 54607 + 269 = 54876
Step 205: 54876 + 269 = 55145
Step 206: 55145 + 269 = 55414
Step 207: 55414 + 269 = 55683
Step 208: 55683 + 269 = 55952
Step 209: 55952 + 269 = 56221
Step 210: 56221 + 269 = 56490
Step 211: 56490 + 269 = 56759
Step 212: 56759 + 269 = 57028
Step 213: 57028 + 269 = 57297
Step 214: 57297 + 269 = 57566
Step 215: 57566 + 269 = 57835
Step 216: 57835 + 269 = 58104
Step 217: 58104 + 269 = 58373
Step 218: 58373 + 269 = 58642
Step 219: 58642 + 269 = 58911
Step 220: 58911 + 269 = 59180
Step 221: 59180 + 269 = 59449
Step 222: 59449 + 269 = 59718
Step 223: 59718 + 269 = 59987
Step 224: 59987 + 269 = 60256
Step 225: 60256 + 269 = 60525
Step 226: 60525 + 269 = 60794
Step 227: 60794 + 269 = 61063
Step 228: 61063 + 269 = 61332
Step 229: 61332 + 269 = 61601
Step 230: 61601 + 269 = 61870
Step 231: 61870 + 269 = 62139
Step 232: 62139 + 269 = 62408
Step 233: 62408 + 269 = 62677
Step 234: 62677 + 269 = 62946
Step 235: 62946 + 269 = 63215
Step 236: 63215 + 269 = 63484
Step 237: 63484 + 269 = 63753
Step 238: 63753 + 269 = 64022
Step 239: 64022 + 269 = 64291
Step 240: 64291 + 269 = 64560
Step 241: 64560 + 269 = 64829
Step 242: 64829 + 269 = 65098
Step 243: 65098 + 269 = 65367

So, 269*243 = 65367